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Like the Honor Code, the Social Code is the responsibility of every student, faculty member, and
staff member at LaGrange College. The Social Code attempts to instill in every member of the
student body a sense of moral and community responsibility. As such, LaGrange College expects
its students to adhere to community standards. Likewise, if some fail to live up to these codes of
conduct, then the College expects students to report violations of the Social Code to the Social
Council. In this way, students assume the obligation of upholding the integrity of their
community and of ethically preparing themselves for the world beyond college.
The College has established guidelines and policies to assure the well-being of the community.
In general, the College‘s jurisdiction is limited to events that occur on College property;
however, the College and the Social Council reserve the right to hear cases that concern students‘
behavior when they are off-campus in the name of the College (e.g., with a Jan Term travel
course, an academic fieldtrip, or a campus organization social), especially when such situations
could be regarded as an adverse reflection on the College‘s mission.
The College reserves the right to dismiss at any time a student who, in its judgment, is
undesirable and whose continuation in the school is detrimental to himself or his fellow student.
Furthermore, students are subject to federal, state, and local laws as well as College rules and
regulations. A student is not entitled to greater immunities before the law than those enjoyed by
other citizens generally. Students are subject to such disciplinary action as the administration of
the College may consider appropriate, including possible suspension and expulsion for breach of
federal, state, or local laws or of College regulations. This principle extends to conduct off
campus that is likely to have an adverse effect on the College or on the educational process or
that stamps the offender as an unfit associate for the other students.
A complete description of the Social Code, its policies, and its processes can be found in the
Student Handbook. Copies of the Handbook are available in the Office of Student Life as well as
on the College‘s PantherNet Web site under ―Campus Resources.‖
STATEMENT OF POLICY ON HARASSMENT
All members of the College community have the right to be free from discrimination in the form
of harassment. Harassment may take two forms: (1) creating a hostile environment, and (2) quid
pro quo.
A hostile, demeaning, or intimidating environment created by harassment interferes with an
individual's full and free participation in the life of the College.
Quid pro quo occurs when a position of authority is used to threaten to impose a penalty or to
withhold a benefit in return for sexual favors, whether or not the attempt is successful. Sexual
harassment may involve behavior by a person of either gender against a person of the same or
opposite gender. It should be noted that the potential of sexual harassment exists in any of the
following relationships: student/student, faculty/student, student/faculty, and faculty/faculty.
Here and subsequently, "faculty" refers to faculty, staff, and administration. Because of the
inherent differential in power between faculty and students, sexual relationships between faculty
and students are prohibited.
Sexual harassment may result from many kinds of behavior. These behaviors may range from the
most egregious forms, such as sexual assault, to more subtle forms. Explicit behaviors include
but are not limited to requests for sexual favors, physical assaults of a sexual nature, sexually
offensive remarks, and rubbing, touching, or brushing against another‘s body. More subtle
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